LMG 60-DEH
.jpg) Ben Woollacott
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LMG 60-DEH describes a type of double-ended ferry . Two units of this type of ship were built for Transport for London . They operate across the Thames in London .
history
The ferries were built at the Gdańska Stocznia “Remontowa” shipyard in Danzig for Transport for London. Both ferries were built in a dock at the same time . Construction began with the first steel cut on April 20, 2017, and floatation took place on May 15, 2018. The ferries were delivered in October 2018. They are used on the East London route of the Woolwich Ferry between Woolwich and North Woolwich . They replace the ferries Ernest Bevin , John Burns and James Newman , which have been operating on the ferry route since 1963 and were decommissioned at the beginning of October 2018 and then scrapped in Le Havre . In the period from the decommissioning of the old ferries to the start of ferry traffic with the new ferries in early 2019, the piers on both sides of the Thames were rebuilt. The type of ship was designed by LMG Marin in Bergen and Remontowa Marine Design & Consulting in Gdansk. The construction costs amounted to around £ 20 million. The ferries will be operated by Briggs Marine Contractor on behalf of Transport for London until the end of 2020. Briggs Marine Contractor took over the operation of the ferry connection in April 2013.
description
The ships are equipped with a hybrid drive consisting of a diesel-electric drive and accumulators . For power generation are two of Cummins - diesel engines (type: QSK19-DM), each with 450 kW power -driven generators. The generators feed lithium-ion accumulators with 181 kWh , from which four permanent magnet direct current machines are supplied. Each of these drives a propeller nacelle with a power of 300 kW, two of which are attached to both ends of the ferries. In normal operation, the electricity required by the electric motors is provided by a diesel generator that is operated with constant power. If more electrical energy is required, this is provided by the accumulators. If the drive motors require little power, the accumulators are charged by the generator. The diesel engines are equipped with SCR catalytic converters to reduce nitrogen oxides and diesel soot particle filters.
The ships are equipped with an electromagnetic, automatic mooring system. The system keeps the ferries at the pier so that the electric motors for driving the propeller pods can be switched off for the time being.
The ferries have an open vehicle deck with 210 lane meters on four lanes. They can transport 45 cars. The maximum axle load on the vehicle deck is 14 t. There are separate areas for bicycles on the deck. The ferries are approved for 150 passengers. The ferries are accessed via two landside ramps. On one side of the ferries there are superstructures on which the wheelhouse is located. There is also a lounge for passengers in the superstructure.
Ships
| LMG 60-DEH | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Building name | Build number | IMO number | delivery |
| Ben Woollacott | 617/1 | 9822011 | October 2018 |
| Lady Vera Lynn | 617/2 | 9822023 | October 2018 |
The ships are operated under the flag of the United Kingdom , home port is London.
The ships are named after Ben Woollacott, who died in an accident aboard the Ernest Bevin in 2011 , and Vera Lynn , a London-born singer who became famous during World War II .
literature
- Bringing batteries to London's ferries. In: Marine Propulsion & Auxiliary Machinery , June / July 2019, Riviera Maritime Media, pp. 37–38 ISSN 1742-2825 ( online ).
- Hybrid power. In: Poland at Sea , Portalmorski PL, January 2019, pp. 5–8 ( Online ; PDF, 11.2 MB).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ B617 / 1-2 , Remontowa Shipbuilding. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ a b Production of the first hybrid battery ferries for London has begun! , Poland at Sea, April 26, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
- ↑ LMG Marin signs a Design Contract for two innovative Battery-Hybrid ferries for Transport for London , LMG Marin. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ a b TfL names two new Woolwich Ferry boats , press release, Transport for London, June 30, 2017. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Stefan Boscia: TfL takes control of Woolwich Ferry after 'unacceptable' delays , CityAM, February 10, 2020. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Briggs Marine secures Woolwich Ferry service contract , BBC News , December 13, 2012. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Ben Woollacott , Corvus Energy. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ^ Dame Vera Lynn , Corvus Energy. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Hydromaster to deliver Azimuth Thrusters for New Woolwich ferries , press release, Hydromaster, December 16, 2016. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ^ Battery and LNG ferries make strides in London and the Med , Riviera Maritime Media. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ^ Magnetic auto-mooring at the Woolwich Ferry , Mampaey Offshore Industries. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Ben Woollacott , LMG Marin. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Ben Woollacott , Remontowa Marine Design & Consulting. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Dame Vera Lynn , LMG Marin. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ^ Dame Vera Lynn , Remontowa Marine Design & Consulting. Accessed July 31, 2020.
- ↑ Woolwich Ferry to be named after drowned deckhand , BBC News, July 6, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2020.